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This 1937 Chrysler C-16 Royal Is A Literal 80+ Year Old Daily Driver – An Unrestored Marvel Of A By Gone Age

So my pal and fellow NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart sent this tip along and while I was a little suspect to open the link at first (you gotta know Reinhart…) I did and I was greeted by a truly...

Watch Jesse Warren Make A 1,910hp Dyno Pull In His 6.0L Ford At UCC

When it comes to engines that wear their reputation around their next like a 50b weight, the 6.0L Power Stroke diesel is one of them. The early versions of the engines were flawed and suffered many...

Take The Trailer With You: Street And Hot Rod Semi Tractors Pulling In Virginia!

When my dad was hauling cross-country, he loved to imply that whatever car of the week I was obsessed over was peanuts compared to the Kenworth he was wheeling around. I’m not going to say he...

Get The Book! Here’s How To Score A Free Mark Williams Enterprises Catalog (Or Download it!)

We know what time of the year it is. Racing time! Because you will be hammering on your car, maybe breaking it and then making those changes that you have been considering, you need to have all the...

That Sounded Like It Hurt: Racing Crashes From The World Over!

Given the amount of videos that cater to the subject on YouTube, you have to wonder how many racing machines are actually taken out of commission each week in the name of motorsports. I certainly...

Historical Footage: Tom Slick vs. Dranko The Dragster – Drag Racing Saturday Morning Cartoons From 1967!

Like any red-blooded American kid, I grew up with the Saturday morning cartoons. Looney Tunes was easily my favorite, while I had to put up with my brother’s obsession with G.I. Joe....

Uncle Tony Lays Out The Goodies For The Bottle Rocket Coronet – Including The Blue Bottle Of Happiness!

Work is always ongoing around Uncle Tony’s Garage. Something is being rebuilt, or is being fixed, or is being modified. One such project is the “Bottle Rocket” Dodge Coronet, a...

Murder Hornet: This 1970 AMC Hornet Needs To Be Someone’s Vengeance Ride

When I was a kid, painting a car all flat black meant that the car needed an emergency color change ASAP, no questions asked. Beautiful copper bronze, snow white, bright red, nothing was spared from...

4 Minute Thrash: Watch A Classic Customized 1957 Harley Get Completely Torn Down And Rebuilt In Minutes

Normally when we are showing you a cool Redline Rebuild video from Hagerty it is centered around an engine and just an engine. This time though, the engine is a part of the whole package as you are...

This Monster Truck Jumping Seven Other Monster Trucks Is Mental – High Flyer For Sure!

Back in 1989 the world of monster truck racing had a new thing…a world championship. There was a points fund, prize money, TV, the world. David Morris in the Equalizer won that first world...

eBay: This 2013 Mustang Is As Unique A Modern Mustang As Exists on Earth

Yeah, that’s pretty bold, right? We’re not kidding either! How many modern Mustangs have you looked at and thought, “Yep, there’s another one with a blower,” or...

Video: Watching A Trabant Drag Race Is A Type Of Funny No Words Exist For

(By Greg Rourke) –Oh sure, we’ve seen plenty of fast stuff on these hallowed pages. Perhaps a nice leisurely stroll down the dragstrip is what we need. Even seen or heard  of a Trabant?...

Cool Video: Diagnosing And Dyno Testing A 1,000hp Big Rig – Solving Fuel System Problems

There’s just something about seeing a hot rodded big rig on the dyno that gets our dander up. In this case it is a Peterbilt at the famed Pittsburgh Power company in Pennsylvania. The truck has...